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20090135445 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRINTING INFORMATION CONTENTS IN THE APPARATUS - A digital television ( | 05-28-2009 |
20110082372 | ULTRASONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided with a boundary extraction unit ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110230750 | MEASURING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a measuring apparatus having: a first probe including a first acoustic conversion element that transmits an ultrasound wave, receives the ultrasound wave after the ultrasound wave is reflected by an object, and converts the ultrasound wave into an analog signal; a second probe including a second acoustic conversion element that receives a photo-acoustic wave generated when light emitted from a light emitter is absorbed by the object and converts the photo-acoustic wave into an analog signal; a receiver that receives the analog signals converted by the first and second acoustic conversion elements and converts the analog signals into digital signals; and a switching unit that switches the acoustic conversion element from which the receiver receives the analog signal. | 09-22-2011 |
20120022373 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The aim of the invention is to enable high-speed signal processing for a measurement apparatus, which performs imaging using adaptive signal processing, and spatial smoothing. The measurement apparatus generates image data inside an object using an analog signal obtained by receiving an ultrasound propagated inside the object with a plurality of ultrasound transducing devices, the measurement apparatus comprising: a received signal processing unit which converts the analog signal to a digital signal; a calculating unit which performs adaptive signal processing on the digital signal and generates image information; and a data reducing unit which reduces data amount of the digital signal transferred from the received signal processing unit to the calculating unit. | 01-26-2012 |
20130072798 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An object information acquiring apparatus includes: a probe that converts an acoustic wave from an object into an electric signal; a unit that moves the probe; a generating unit that generates a plurality of first image data corresponding to tomographs of the object using a plurality of acoustic signals from respective positions of the object interior, and generates second image data using the plurality of acoustic signals; and a display control unit into which the first image data and second image data are input, and which displays on a display unit an image of the object interior, wherein the display control unit displays on the display unit a display based on the first image data, and switches the display when the second image data are input from an identical position of the object. | 03-21-2013 |
20130218016 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound probe, including: a transmitting unit that transmits an ultrasound wave in response to an input of a transmitting signal which is an electric signal; a receiving unit that generates a receiving signal by converting a reflected wave of the transmitted ultrasound wave into an electric signal; an amplifying unit that amplifies the receiving signal; and a signal switching unit that interrupts the amplifying unit, while the transmitting signal is being transmitted and connects the amplifying unit while the transmitting signal is not transmitted. | 08-22-2013 |
20140098630 | ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASURING APPARATUS - An acoustic wave measuring apparatus includes: a probe having a plurality of transducers that are capable of converting an acoustic wave into an electric signal and vice versa; a transmitting and receiving unit that includes a plurality of channels connected to the probe, generates an acoustic wave from the probe, and obtains a reception signal of the probe; a plurality of switches that switch connections between the transducers and the channels; and an image generating unit that generates an image from the reception signal. The transducers include a central element row and an end portion element row, and the plurality of channels are respectively connected to the transducers on the central element row and the transducers on the end portion element row alternately via the switches. | 04-10-2014 |
20140121518 | SPECIMEN INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A specimen information acquisition apparatus includes a signal processor which can selectively operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, when a first group represents a group of devices among receiving devices and a second group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the first group and the second group, respectively. In the second mode, when a third group represents a group of devices having at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group and a fourth group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the third group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the third group and the fourth group, respectively. | 05-01-2014 |
20140260632 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - An object information acquiring apparatus that transmits an acoustic wave to an object, and receives and analyzes the reflected acoustic wave to acquire internal information of the object, comprises a probe that transmits and receives the acoustic wave; a holding member disposed between the object and the probe to hold the object; and an air bubble detection unit that detects an air bubble present between the object and the holding member on the basis of an intensity of the acoustic wave received after a first time from the transmission by the probe, the first time being calculated on the basis of a time when the acoustic wave reaches a predetermined distance. | 09-18-2014 |
20150087984 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An object information acquiring apparatus of the present invention includes a receiver that receives an ultrasound echo and a photoacoustic wave, a scanner of the receiver, a processor that generates structural distribution information and functional distribution information, and a controller that causes a display to display each of the distribution information items. The controller causes, during the period in which the receiver receives the photoacoustic wave from a partial region formed of at least a part of the object and in which the processor generates the functional distribution information on the partial region, the display to sequentially display the structural distribution information generated by the processor on the basis of the ultrasound wave reflected from the partial region as the scanner moves the receiver to implement scanning. | 03-26-2015 |
20150359518 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The aim of the invention is to enable high-speed signal processing for a measurement apparatus, which performs imaging using adaptive signal processing, and spatial smoothing. The measurement apparatus generates image data inside an object using an analog signal obtained by receiving an ultrasound propagated inside the object with a plurality of ultrasound transducing devices, the measurement apparatus comprising: a received signal processing unit which converts the analog signal to a digital signal; a calculating unit which performs adaptive signal processing on the digital signal and generates image information; and a data reducing unit which reduces data amount of the digital signal transferred from the received signal processing unit to the calculating unit. | 12-17-2015 |
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20120110833 | PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, DATA REGISTRATION PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A process control method and data registration program for a surface mount line includes retrieving printing quality data, mounting quality data, and soldering pass/fail data from a primary recorder, recording the printing quality data, the mounting quality data, and the soldering pass/fail data for each of the components in a secondary recorder, and determining whether the solder printer and the mounter need adjustment by using the data of the components which are associated with the soldering pass/fail data recorded in the secondary recorder by a computer. | 05-10-2012 |
20120212959 | LIGHTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a body section, a light source, a globe, and a heat transfer section. The light source is provided on one end portion of the body section. The light source includes a light emitting element. The globe is provided so as to cover the light source. The heat transfer section in thermal contacts with at least one of an inner surface of the globe and a heat dissipation surface on the end portion side of the body section. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218743 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes a case, a power source unit, and a light emitting unit. The case has a side portion provided around a first axis parallel to a direction from the power source unit toward the light emitting unit. The side portion has a first portion and a second portion disposed around a central axis parallel to the first axis. The first portion has a long distance to the central axis. The second portion has a short distance to the central axis. An end portion of an inner surface of the second portion is configured to have at least one selected from a portion perpendicular to the central axis and a portion has a recessed configuration with respect to the central axis when the inner surface is cut by a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. | 08-30-2012 |
20130063942 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire according to embodiments includes a body portion, a light source provided at one end portion of the body portion and having a light-emitting element, a globe provided so as to cover the light source, and a thermal transfer portion thermally joined to at least either one of the globe or a thermal radiating surface of the body portion on the end portion side. Then, an end surface of the thermal transfer portion on the side of the globe is exposed from the globe. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063957 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A lighting device according to an embodiment includes a main body unit, a light source which is provided at one end portion of the main body unit, and includes a light emitting element, a globe which is provided so as to cover the light source, and a heat conducting unit whose end surface on the globe side is exposed on the outside of the globe, and which thermally bonds the globe and a heat radiating surface of the main body unit on the end portion side. The heat conducting unit includes a plate-shaped unit in which a first plate-shaped body, and a second plate-shaped body which crosses the first plate-shaped body are integrally formed. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070457 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the illuminating device of the embodiment has a base part and multiple light emitting elements; the illuminating device includes a supporting part, which is arranged on one end of the base part, and which at least partially encloses an internal space. The supporting part also has an outer surface exposed to the ambient atmosphere. The multiple light emitting elements are disposed on the inner surface side of the supporting part so that at least light emitting surfaces of the light emitting elements are in contact with the supporting part. | 03-21-2013 |
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20090207716 | Optical Pickup Apparatus - An optical pickup apparatus includes: a first light source; a second light source; a light-converging optical system including a coupling lens and an objective lens; and a photodetector. The optical pickup apparatus is capable of recording and/or reproducing information by converging a light flux from each of the first and second light sources with the light-converging optical system on an information recording surface of each of first and second optical information recording media through a protective layer, and by detecting the light flux reflected from the information recording surface and passing through the light-converging optical system again, on the photodetector. The optical pickup apparatus satisfies predetermined conditions according to an optical path length from each of first and second light sources and the information recording medium, a magnification of the objective lens, and a magnification of the light-converging optical system. | 08-20-2009 |
20110085433 | Objective Lens, Optical Pickup Device, and Optical Disk Drive - Provided are an optical pickup apparatus and an objective lens which can record and/or reproduce information for discs with different recording densities and can realize simplification of the structure of themselves and reducing cost. When the expression (1) is satisfied, step differences of a step structure can be further reduced than those in the case that d1=λ1(n−1) holds, and fine grooves corresponding to a steps structure, formed on an optical-surface transfer surface of a mold for molding the objective lens become shallow, to be easily processed. In addition, the moldability is enhanced because the material of the objective lens easily enters the inner portion of the grooves. Further, a fluctuation of a diffraction efficiency caused when wavelength of a light flux changes or temperature changes is reduced so that information can be recorded and/or reduced stably. | 04-14-2011 |
20110122755 | Objective Lens and Optical Pickup Apparatus - Provided are an objective lens with enhanced transmittance and an optical pickup apparatus which can record and/or reproduce information properly for three kinds of discs with different recording densities, even if a single lens is used as the objective lens. When all the expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied, excellent aberration characteristics can be obtained for the three kinds of discs: −0.02≦m | 05-26-2011 |
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20130182337 | Objective Lens for Optical Pickup Device, and Optical Pickup Device - An objective lens for an optical pickup device is characterized in that compatibility of three types of optical discs, which are a BD, a DVD, and a CD, may be realized by a common objective lens, and a flare can be created by providing an over-spherical aberration when a third optical disc is used from a size relationship between a pitch on a central region side and a pitch on an intermediate region side across a boundary and a relationship of a direction of a step in the base structures superimposed in a central region and an intermediate region of the objective lens. | 07-18-2013 |
20130229902 | Objective Lens for Optical Pickup Device, Optical Pickup Device, and Optical Information Recording/Reproducing Device - An optical pickup apparatus including an objective lens capable of enhancing temperature characteristics and wavelength characteristics, and which enables compatibility for three types of optical discs of BDs, DVDs, and CDs by using the objective lens in common, an optical information recording and reproducing apparatus, and an objective lens suitable for it. In a first optical path difference providing structure in which at least a first basic structure and a second basic structure are superimposed on each other, an amount of a level difference in an optical axis direction can be reduced, whereby it becomes possible to suppress the lowering of a diffraction efficiency when wavelength changes. Further, in the first basic structure and the second basic structure deterioration of the spherical aberration due to the change of the refractive index of the objective lens can be corrected by utilizing a phenomenon that the wavelength of the light source rises similarly due to a rise in the environmental temperature. | 09-05-2013 |
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20130337253 | INJECTION MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An injection molded body includes a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin composition formed by combining fibrous filler with thermoplastic resin so that the weight average fiber length in the injection molded body is 300 μm or more, and the injection molded body has a skin layer, a core layer and a skin layer in this order in the thickness direction. The thickness of the core layer, in which the primary orientation direction of the fibrous filler is 40° or less when the direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the resin composition at the time of injection molding is set at 0°, is 20% or less relatively to the thickness of the injection molded body. | 12-19-2013 |
20140124976 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC - A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic includes placing a compressible reinforcing fiber base material made of discontinuous reinforcing fibers in a cavity of a mold, injecting melted thermoplastic resin into the cavity, and impregnating the resin into the reinforcing fiber base material, wherein the mold is adapted to change a cavity volume of the mold, and the reinforcing fiber base material after having been or while being impregnated with the thermoplastic resin is compressed in the cavity by reducing the cavity volume of the mold after injecting the melted thermoplastic resin. | 05-08-2014 |
20150130254 | SEAT CUSHION FRAME FOR VEHICLE - A seat cushion frame for a vehicle, wherein the weight of the entire frame can be reduced as a result of changing the raw material to a resin; and to give a desired submarine prevention function to the front section of the frame, to greatly reduce the number of components of the frame, and to greatly simplify the entire structure, a C-shaped frame having a C-shaped planar shape opening to the rear side thereof includes a thermoplastic resin, and has a structure wherein the upper surface side of the front section of the C-shaped frame is formed into a surface intermittently extending in the seat width direction and the lower surface side thereof is formed into a surface continuously extending in the seat width direction. | 05-14-2015 |
20150231817 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING HOLLOW PORTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a thermoplastic resin molded article having a hollow portion includes setting a molded article (A) premolded from a thermoplastic resin in a first die, forming a melted thermoplastic resin plate (B) in a shape along an inner surface of a second die facing the first die by being attached to the inner surface of the second die by vacuum pressure, welding the thermoplastic resin plate (B) and the molded article (A) only in a predetermined region by mold-clamping the first die and the second die, and forming at least part of an unwelded region as a hollow portion. | 08-20-2015 |
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20090000585 | Camshaft Support Structure of an Internal Combustion Engine and Assembly Method Thereof - A lash adjuster support portion is integrally formed with a lower cam carrier. The lower cam carrier is fixed onto a cylinder head into which an intake valve and an exhaust valve have been fitted. After a lash adjuster is set in the lash adjuster support portion, a rocker arm is placed on the intake side and a rocker arm is placed on the exhaust side. Camshafts are then placed on the lower cam carrier such that the rocker arm contacts an intake cam and the rocker arm contacts an exhaust cam. An upper cam carrier is then assembled to the lower cam carrier, thus completing the camshaft support structure. | 01-01-2009 |
20090000591 | Camshaft Support Structure for Internal Combustion Engine - A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is fitted with rocker arms. Camshafts are disposed so that the rocker arms and cams will be brought into contact with each other. The camshafts are rotatably supported by lower bearings, which supports the camshafts from below, and by upper bearings integrated with a head cover. The head cover is provided with visual observation windows that make it possible to see valve system parts through the head cover. A visual observation window covers for covering the visual observation windows are fixed to the head cover. | 01-01-2009 |
20090013958 | Camshaft Support Structure For an Internal Combustion Engine - A lower cam carrier is disposed over a cylinder head and a head cover is disposed thereover. The lower cam carrier has, formed as one therewith, an outer frame superposed with the edge peripheral edge of the cylinder head, and a bridging part provided between opposing sides of the outer frame part. The bridging part has a lower bearing for supporting an intake camshaft and an exhaust camshaft. The head cover has, formed as one therewith, a flange part superposed with the outer frame part and a bearing part opposing the bridging part inside the flange part | 01-15-2009 |
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20140356895 | BACTERIA ANALYZING METHOD AND SPECIMEN ANALYZER - Disclosed is a bacteria analyzing method comprising: irradiating with light a measurement sample prepared by mixing a specimen and a reagent; obtaining two types of optical information from each of at least some particles contained in the measurement sample; and generating a measurement result of the specimen with a flag representing morphological characteristics of bacteria contained in the specimen based on both of: (i) information indicative of a characteristic of a distribution pattern of particles plotted in a first region of a coordinate space including at least two axes, wherein the two types of optical information are scalable along the respective axes, and (ii) information representing a number of particles plotted in a second region being a part of the first region. | 12-04-2014 |
20150118706 | URINE SAMPLE ANALYZER AND URINE SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD - Disclosed is a urine sample analyzer for analyzing particles contained in a urine sample and outputting analytical results. The analyzer includes a flow cell that accepts a measurement specimen, the measurement specimen comprising a urine sample mixed with a reagent, a light irradiation unit positioned to irradiate the flowing measurement specimen with light, a light detector that detects light from individual particles in the flowing measurement specimen, and a data processor that receives signal from the light detector, processes the signal to obtain parameter information corresponding to a length of a cell cluster, and classifies fungi in the measurement specimen into groups by using the parameter information. | 04-30-2015 |
20160054222 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING ATYPICAL CELLS IN URINE, URINE ANALYZER, AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ATYPICAL CELLS IN BODY FLUID - Disclosed is a method for analyzing atypical cells in urine including: mixing urine, a diluent containing a surfactant, and a nucleic acid staining reagent to prepare a measurement specimen; irradiating the measurement specimen with light to detect scattered light and fluorescence light emitted from cells whose nucleic acids are stained; and detecting atypical cells contained in the measurement specimen distinguishably from white blood cells depending on a first characteristic parameter based on the scattered light and a second characteristic parameter based on the fluorescence light. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061821 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD - Disclosed is a sample analyzer for analyzing a sample, including: a preparing unit that mixes a sample, a surfactant-containing diluent, and a nucleic acid staining reagent to prepare a measurement specimen in which nucleic acids of nucleated cells are stained and red blood cells are hemolyzed; a detecting unit that irradiates particles included in the measurement specimen with light to receive scattered light and fluorescence light emitted from the particles and output a detection signal; and a processing unit that counts white blood cells and fungi in the sample based on the detection signal. | 03-03-2016 |
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20130243491 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A powder container includes a powder chamber for containing powder for forming images, a powder outlet formed in a face of the powder container, and a shutter assembly to open and close the powder outlet and including first and second shutters. The first shutter is movable between a sealing position to close the powder outlet and an open position to open the powder outlet and includes a pressed member to cancel retention of the first shutter at the sealing position. The second shutter includes a pressing projection that interferes with the pressed member of the first shutter and is movable between a shielding position to cover the pressed member without interference between the pressing projection and the pressed member and a releasing position to press the pressed member with the pressing projection. | 09-19-2013 |
20130315636 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer bearer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer on the developer bearer, a supply compartment adjacent to the developer bearer across a side wall formed monolithic with the development casing using an identical material, a developer supply member to transport developer in the supply compartment in an axial direction, and a channel forming member having higher rigidity than that of the side wall. The channel forming member defines, with the side wall, a supply route extending over an entire development range, through which developer moves from the supply compartment to the developer bearer, and defines, with an inner wall of the development casing, a collecting route through which developer blocked by the developer regulator is collected in the supply compartment. Both axial end portions of the channel forming member are supported by the development casing. | 11-28-2013 |
20140186080 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling member, a second cooling member, an approach-and-separation member, and a positioning member. The first cooling member is disposed at a first face side of a recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling member is disposed at a second face side of the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The approach-and-separation member brings the first cooling member and the second cooling member close to and away from each other. The positioning member positions the first cooling member and the second cooling member relatively brought close to each other by the approach-and-separation member. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186081 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A recording-material cooling device includes a first belt, a first cooling unit, and a second cooling unit. The first belt is disposed at a first face side of a recording material. The first cooling unit has a first heat absorbing surface to contact the first belt to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit has a second heat absorbing surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit is disposed at a second face side of the recording material. The first and second cooling units are offset from each other in a transport direction of the recording material. Each of the first and second surfaces has a shape in which an inner area protrudes beyond opposed ends in the transport direction. The first and second surfaces overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction. | 07-03-2014 |
20140233996 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A cooling device includes a cooling member to cool a recording material. The cooling member includes a cooling surface member, a heat exchanging member, and a fastening member. The cooling surface member has a cooling surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material and absorb heat of the recording material to cool the recording material. The heat exchanging member is directly or indirectly joined to the cooling surface member to radiate heat absorbed by the cooling surface member directly or indirectly via a radiation member. The fastening member fastens the cooling surface member and the heat exchanging member to retain a joined state in which the cooling surface member and the heat exchanging member are directly or indirectly joined to each other. The cooling surface member and the heat exchanging member are separable from the joined state to a separated state without damaging the fastening member. | 08-21-2014 |
20140308058 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A recording-material cooling device is disposed downstream from a fixing device in a transport direction of a recording material. The fixing device includes a fixing member and a pressing member to fix an unfixed toner image on the recording material. The recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling unit disposed at a same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material, a second cooling unit disposed at a same side as the fixing member relative to the recording material, and a third cooling unit disposed at the same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material. The first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit are arranged in an order of the first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit from upstream to downstream in the transport direction of the recording material. | 10-16-2014 |
20150010338 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A liquid type cooling device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a heat releasing unit to release heat of a coolant that passes therethrough, and multiple air blowing fans disposed facing the heat releasing unit to blow air to the heat releasing unit. A cooling capacity of the liquid type cooling device varies according to a type of a recording medium on which an image is formed. | 01-08-2015 |
20150071677 | LIQUID COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A liquid type cooling device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a heat receiving part including a heat receiving unit to transport heat from a cooling target to a coolant and a heat releasing part including a heat releasing unit, a cooling fan, and an air flowing space. The heat releasing unit has a coolant flowing path and an air flowing path through which air passes and conducts heat exchange with the coolant. The air flowing space has an air inlet port and an air outlet port. When the air flowing path has an upstream region and a downstream region along a coolant flowing direction of the coolant flowing path, air at high temperature flows into the upstream region of the air flowing path. Alternatively, the heat releasing unit may have a coolant inlet port, a coolant outlet port, and the air flowing path. | 03-12-2015 |
20150227111 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling member, a second cooling member, an approach-and-separation member, and a positioning member. The first cooling member is disposed at a first face side of a recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling member is disposed at a second face side of the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The approach-and-separation member brings the first cooling member and the second cooling member close to and away from each other. The positioning member positions the first cooling member and the second cooling member relatively brought close to each other by the approach-and-separation member. | 08-13-2015 |
20150346635 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A powder container includes a powder chamber for containing powder for forming images, a powder outlet formed in a face of the powder container, and a shutter assembly to open and close the powder outlet and including first and second shutters. The first shutter is movable between a sealing position to close the powder outlet and an open position to open the powder outlet and includes a pressed member to cancel retention of the first shutter at the sealing position. The second shutter includes a pressing projection that interferes with the pressed member of the first shutter and is movable between a shielding position to cover the pressed member without interference between the pressing projection and the pressed member and a releasing position to press the pressed member with the pressing projection. | 12-03-2015 |
20160048106 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A recording-material cooling device includes a first belt, a first cooling unit, and a second cooling unit. The first belt is disposed at a first face side of a recording material. The first cooling unit has a first heat absorbing surface to contact the first belt to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit has a second heat absorbing surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit is disposed at a second face side of the recording material. The first and second cooling units are offset from each other in a transport direction of the recording material. Each of the first and second surfaces has a shape in which an inner area protrudes beyond opposed ends in the transport direction. The first and second surfaces overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction. | 02-18-2016 |